Battle for the Planet of Point/Counterpoint!

"Girl from Mars" - Ash
"Another Girl, Another Planet" - The Only Ones
"In Fear of Fear" - Bauhaus
"Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself" - Oingo Boingo

"I've Been Waiting for You" - David Bowie
"Tired of Waiting for You" - Green Day
"Wait for the Sun" - Supergrass
"Wait for the Blackout" - The Damned

"Pretty Boys" - Joe Jackson
"Pretty Girls" - Joe Jackson
"You're So Rude" - Faces
"Too Nice to Talk To" - The English Beat

"Hate & War" - The Clash
"Peace and Love" - Fountains of Wayne
"Weightless" - Thomas Dolby
"Feeling Gravity's Pull" - R.E.M.

"I Like What You Say" - Nada Surf
"I Wish You Wouldn't Say That" - Talking Heads
"When I Was a Kid" - The Soft Boys
"I'm Not a Kid Anymore" - Sloan

"No Pressure" - Faux Ferocious
"Too Much Pressure" - The Selecter (for Pauline Black's birthday)
"Let's Stick Together" - Bryan Ferry
"Let's Call It Quits" - Slade

"I'm Cold" - The Cure
"I'm Burning" - Jesus Jones
"I Know What Boys Like" - The Waitresses
"What Girls Want" - Material Issue

"Too Late" - Shoes
"Too Soon" - Shoes
"Heaven" - Talking Heads
"Hell" - MX-80

Delvin,

your point/counterpoint shows are always a delight.

The Damned thread has me thinking about ‘the black album’ which is hands down my favorite album by them. (I ponied up for the double lp British import in my early teens... lots of lawn-mowing helped pay that off).

Thanks for playing ‘wait for the blackout’. You always find ways to throw in the unexpected (good) surprise.

Oh, and more Shoes—- yay!!!



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You guys are very kind, thank you. Originally, I'd intended to use American Hi-Fi's song "Don't Wait for the Sun" as the counterpoint to Supergrass. But the way those two songs flow just seemed too similar.

This is brilliant:

"Weightless" - Thomas Dolby
"Feeling Gravity's Pull" - R.E.M.

Thanks, Zoo! That's the pairing that inspired that whole setlist. As in, "I can't wait to play these two back to back!"

I loved that Joe Jackson and Shoes were both point AND counterpoint to themselves in their respective sets.

Glad you liked that! Last time (I think), I pulled that off with Maxïmo Park.

One classic is the Chills: "There is No Harm in Trying" // "There is No Hope in Trying" from the album Soft Bomb.